Glencore

metals and minerals, and energy products company
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Glencore is a public limited company founded on January 1, 1974 . The company was established by Marc Rich and Pincus Green . As of 2015, Glencore employed approximately 156,000 people [1]. The current CEO of Glencore is Gary Nagle [2].

Glencore

Summary

Glencore is a business[1]. Glencore ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,283 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Glencore received the Public Eye Swiss Award[3].
  • Glencore is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Glencore's image is recorded as Glencore Headquarters in Baar, Switzerland.jpg[5].
  • Glencore's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Glencore's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Glencore's instance of is recorded as company[8].
  • Glencore's founder is recorded as Marc Rich[9].
  • Glencore's founder is recorded as Pincus Green[10].
  • Glencore's owned by is recorded as Qatar Investment Authority[11].
  • Glencore's owned by is recorded as Ivan Glasenberg[12].
  • Glencore's owned by is recorded as Harris Associates[13].
  • Glencore's owned by is recorded as BlackRock[14].
  • Glencore's owned by is recorded as Daniel Maté[15].
  • Glencore's owned by is recorded as Telis Mistakidis[16].
  • Glencore's owned by is recorded as Norges Bank[17].
  • Glencore's logo image is recorded as Glencore logo.svg[18].
  • Glencore's headquarters location is recorded as Baar[19].
  • Glencore's chief executive officer is recorded as Gary Nagle[20].
  • Glencore's chief executive officer is recorded as Gary Nagle[21].
  • Glencore's ISNI is recorded as 0000000094401956[22].
  • Glencore's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152954690[23].
  • Glencore's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138875203[24].
  • Glencore's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012152810[25].
  • Glencore's child organization or unit is recorded as Glencore (Canada)[26].
  • Glencore's child organization or unit is recorded as Glencore Nikkelverk[27].

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Founding

Founders include Marc Rich[9] and Pincus Green[10]. +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Glencore[28].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index[29], a stock market index[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1984[32] and list of companies involved in the Gaza war[33].

Leadership

Chief executives include Gary Nagle[20], a businessperson[34]. Glencore's chairperson is recorded as Kalidas Madhavpeddi[35].

Operations

Glencore's headquarters location is recorded as Baar[19]. Subsidiaries include Glencore (Canada)[26]; Glencore Nikkelverk[27], a business[36], in Norway[37], founded in 1910[38], headquartered in Kristiansand[39]; and Glencore Agriculture Czech[40], a business[41], in Czech Republic[42], founded in 2011[43], headquartered in Ústí nad Labem[44].

Industry

Industries include mining industry[45] and security and commodity contracts brokerage[46].

Ownership

Owners include Qatar Investment Authority[11], a business[47], in Qatar[48], founded in 2005[49], headquartered in Doha[50]; Ivan Glasenberg[12], an entrepreneur[51], b. 1957[52], of South Africa[53]; Harris Associates[13], a business[54], in United States[55], founded in 1976[56], headquartered in Chicago[57]; BlackRock[14], a company[58], in United States[59], founded in 1988[60], headquartered in New York City[61]; Daniel Maté[15], a trader[62], b. 1963[63], of Spain[64]; and Telis Mistakidis[16], a businessperson[65], b. 1962[66], of Greece[67]. Stock exchanges include London Stock Exchange[68], Hong Kong Stock Exchange[69], and Johannesburg Stock Exchange[70].

Recognition

Glencore received the Public Eye Swiss Award[3].

Why It Matters

Glencore ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,283 views/month).[2] Glencore has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] Glencore is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]

FAQs

What awards did Glencore receive?

Honors received include Public Eye Swiss Award[3].

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